12/13/2025
Before you go to sleep tonight, there is a local hero that needs our prayers. God can heal so please pray!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-
From: Kimberly Glenn, Communications Director on behalf of Sheriff Tom Spangler -
Knox County Sheriff’s Office
It is with heavy hearts that we share that Knox County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Bernie Lyon is currently hospitalized and in the ICU. Chief Lyon is presently receiving excellent care from a medical team working tirelessly to support his recovery.
Chief Lyon — “Bernie,” as he insists everyone call him, has devoted the past 46 years of his life to serving the citizens of Knox County with unwavering dedication, integrity, and heart. To the men and women of the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, he is not only a leader, but a mentor, a friend, and a brother in blue.
Today, he needs us. Sheriff Tom Spangler is asking our community, our law enforcement partners, and all who know and love Bernie to stand in the gap for him and lift him in prayer. Your support means more than words can express.
We will provide updates as appropriate, and we ask that everyone continue to keep Chief Deputy Lyon and his family in their thoughts during this difficult time.
